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Lot 350 - 1879 Liberty Seated Dime NGC PF68

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Lot 350 - 1879 Liberty Seated Dime NGC PF68
1879 Liberty Seated Dime. Very few Proof seated Liberty coins have achieved such a prestigious grade. Many of the Proofs that were struck and distributed were not cared for properly, therefore a large percentage of the survivors are in lower numeric grades, hairlined, marked or discolored. In 1879, the total Proof mintage was 1,100, with perhaps one-third of those left in all grades. Adding interest to this date is its stature as a low mintage issue in business strike form, with a total in that format of 14,000. It seems plain now, with the population databases, that fewer than 100 Seated Liberty dimes in the entire series of dates from 1838 to 1891 have been certified Proof 68 or finer by the two most widely accepted grading services, PCGS and NGC. This example is one of three such coins of the date to receive the lofty grade. Original deep blue color over smoothly mirrored fields and all is accented by stark cameo frosted relief. NGC Pop: 3 in 68, 0 finer (12/05). (#4776)<p><i>The Franklin Dean Collection</i>